Corrections
The Corrections topic covers the duties performed by sheriff’s departments and other police agencies that straddle the line between patrolling the streets and guarding inmates in correctional facilities, county lock-ups, prisons, jails, and courthouses.
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Officer Nadia Siconolfi says the mother deserves credit for staying so calm
Mark Bessner fired his TASER at Damon Grimes while trying to stop him from driving an ATV on a street, causing the teen to crash
April Adamson was preparing to get gas when she sensed something was wrong. That’s when she saw Sgt. Randy Harkness fall to the ground
A half-century later and nearly two years since the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in his favor, the inmate is still waiting for his first chance at freedom
Assistant Attorney General Karl Pothier said that as a prosecutor, Marilyn Mosby is immune from the lawsuit filed by officers who were cleared in Freddie Gray’s death
The K-9 took down 47-year-old Chris Bartlett after he refused to move into his new cell
Police found and seized a 9 mm handgun from Chad Klahs before putting him in Officer Ryan O’Connor’s car, but he kept a .40 caliber hidden
Deputy Sgt. Randy Harkness, 52, was assaulted after he gave the suspect a courtesy ride to a gas station
None of the officers are back to patrolling the streets of West Baltimore, where Freddie Gray was arrested in 2015
NYS State Police Benevolent Association President Thomas H. Mungeer called the parole board’s decision “a travesty of justice”
Lawmakers are backing an array of legislative changes including eliminating mandatory life sentences for three-strike drug offenses
The bill means police will be barred from asking people about their immigration status or participating in federal immigration enforcement activities starting Jan. 1
Simpson became a free man Sunday after serving nine years for a botched hotel room heist
Shaun Feverston was on his way home from work when the crash occurred
Simpson’s release is expected after nine years behind bars for his 2008 armed robbery and kidnapping convictions
Michael Kent’s outlook has changed since his case was assigned to an African-American parole officer
The suspect told the dispatcher he was feeling suicidal and he was going to “blast it out with the police officers”
Jim and Doug discuss the movement in recent years to discontinue the cash-bail system
Officer Duane Johnson was fatally shot during a gun battle with Hau Chan
As Joshua Stam was being transported back to the prison, he freed himself from the handcuffs and attacked Officer David Weakley
The bill would limit how local and state police can interact with federal immigration agents
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The death touched off weeks of protests and unrest in Baltimore
When Debrina Scott was confronted by security at the store, she took off running across the parking lot. Her son followed her and was nearly struck by a vehicle
Deputies noticed $20 bills falling from Pattreon Stokes’ backend when they arrived at the jail
William Conley told police the syringe was used to inject chickens with vitamins, but heroin showed up in a field test
Bristol County Sheriff Thomas Hodgson wants to send inmate “volunteers” to help rebuild Houston
The question of whether judges should be armed got renewed attention this week after a judge who was carrying a gun was shot outside his courthouse and fired back